Clothes wringer



L.A.HE$sH CLOTHES WRING'ER June 4, 1929.

Filed Feb. 25, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet I wf/Wm. L o ya L A. HEHSH.

L. A.v HERSH CLOTHES WBINGER June 4, 1929.

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 25, 1929 l@ QW@ /NVE/V Tof?. 0l/EM A. HERSH.

June 4, 1929. L A, HERSH v 1,716,055

CLOTHES WRINGER Filed Feb`. 25, 1929 3 sheets-sheet 5 0l/ELL A. HERSH.'

@i Je d, 1929..

ctornns warner.

Application mea February es, 192e. serian No. 342,354.

This invention relates to clothes wringers, and one object of the invention is to provide a clothes wringer with im roved means for releasing the upper roller rom the pressure springs, in case of an emergency, which. will be of such a character that it may be quickly and easily operated fromv either side of the wringer f A further object of theinventionv isto provide va clothes wringer of the four s ring type inwhich theA upper roller will e so connected with the pressure springs that .it can be quickly and easily. disconnected from v and again connected with the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clothes wringer having improved means 'for automatically actuating a shutter `for directing the water from the rollers to the drain boards. l

A further object of the invention is to provide such "a clothes wringer which will e sim le in its construction and operation and W ich may be built atlarelativelylow cost.'

Other objects of the invention will' appear as the device is described indetail.

In` the accompanyingdrawin s Fig.- 1 is `a side elevation of vawringer em odying my invention, partly in section; Fig.-2 isa vertical section taken on the line 2`2 of Fig.

l; showing the. actuating device, for releasing the upper roller, in lits normal position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view-showing ythe actuating device in position to reestablish the connection between the upper roller and-the pressure springs; Fig;v 4 is a section .taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. l; and Fig. 5 isa. sectiontaken onthe line '5 5- of Fig. 4. l

In these .drawings I have illustrated one;l

.embodiment of .my invention but it will be understood that'this particular embodiment hasbeen chosen for the purposeslof illus tration only and that' the mechanism may take various forms without departing from r' the spirit of the invention. In that embodiment of the-invention here illustrated, the wringer comprises a main' -frame 1 having at its respective ends upright members 2, which are preferably hollow and which are connected one to the other at their.

. lower ends-bytransverse members 3 which. constitute drain boards and which are pref# portingstructures 8 lthe respective ends o the end members ofthe main vided with a vsecond set of pressure devices similarto those just described and'` each comlower end of the `the upperends o 4 lungers also extend above.v the topjof,

The .end members 2 are rovided with alined bearings 4 in which is ]ournaled theshaft 5v of the lower wringer roller 6.

. The upper. roller 7 -is connected with the main lframe through the medium of suppivotally mounted near the main frame. Each su porting st ructurel is hollow, and preferab y substantially U-sha ed in cross section,

as shown in Fig. 5, an the bearings 9 for 4the shaft 10 of the upper roller are mounted within this hollow structure.- Preferably the shaft extends through openings l1 in the v'inner walls o'fjthey supporting structures which-serve to prevent the roller dropping i out of -the supporting structures when the latter are moved away from the lower roller.. Preferably. the supporting structures are -pivotally mounted. lon the respective end. v

members of the main frame at one side of the lower roller and, in the present construction, the supporting structures are p ivotally mounted to the upper ends of pres sure devices carried by the main frame'.

lPreferably each of these rassure'v devices` comprises a plunger 12 slidably mountedy in one of theA end members of the main frame and its upward movement is resisted by aspring 13 coiled about the same' and confined between a stop or washer 14 at the lower end of the plunger and ribs 15 adjacent to the 'top ot the end member of the frame. The upper end of the jects'above the end member oft e frame and lplunger' prois provided with an enlarged head 16 which n ber to limit the ldownward movementof. theplunger and to which the adjacent. 'sup .ort-

...contacts with the top wall ofl theend Inem- 1 On. that side of the lower rollerV (ic-ppg# site the axes of the supporting structures 8 prising a plunger A18 slidablymou'nted in ameare p rothe' end-member and acted uponiby av spring 19 conned between the washer 20' atthe ilungerand the ribs 15 at theend members. These t Aend' member-sof the frame and'areprovidial Yerably cast. integral with the end members enlarged heads .p21-which limi-t the the plunger 18 and thus cause the pressure device,-of which that plunger is a part, to resist the movement of the supporting structure and the upper roller away from the lower roller. i Each latch has at its upper portion, and below the pin 24,. a curved shoulder or cam surf-ace 26 and is provided between this cam surface and the nose 25 with an inwardly extending projection 27 Thev position of the latch is controlled by an actuating device, which, in the present construction, comprises two arms 28 having trunnions 29 journaled in the respective supporting structures and adapted to normally extend above the axis of 'the upper roller. Preferably the arms 28 are rigidly connected one to the other and, inthe lpresent instance, this connection is in the form of a plate or canopy 30 which overhangs the -upper roller and constitutes a guard therefor. The trunnion 29 of each arm of the actuating device has a cam shaped portion 31 arranged in line with the latch 23 and.- of such a character that when the arms of the actuating device are in the position s `own in .full lines in Fig. 2 the upper end of the cam .shaped portion 31 of the trunnion 29vwill be in contact with thecam surface 27 of the adjacent latch 23 and will thus hold that.

latch -against both pivotal and sliding movement, thereby maintaining the connection between the supporting structure and the.

pressure device and causing the latter to resist the upward movement of the supporting structure and the upper roller. The arms ,of the actuating device, when in their normal positions, are spaced ya short distance above the upper roller 7 and are preferably retained in this position by yieldable detents 32 engaging the respective trunnions 29.

The downward movement of the arms of of contact with the cam surfaces 26 of the latches and the lower parts of the cam .shaped portions of the trunnions will engage' the pro]ections 27 on the latches and move the latter outwardly. This movement may or may not be suilicient to wholly disengage the latches from the-keepers of the pressure devices. In the present instance, the arwill move downwardly and engage the outer surfaces of the cams 31, above their centers, Iand thus impart further rotation to the latches and in this manner cause the latches to be moved such a distance as to provide ample clearance between the same and the keepers 22 to insure the release of the supporting structures from the pressure devices. The downward movement of thelatches to -thus complete the disengagement thereof .from the keepers is imparted thereto by the lpressure devices.- IThese pressure devices are so ,arrangedA that, when the supporting structures are connected therewith, the contact of the upper roller with the lower roller will result in aslight compression of the springs, thus lifting the hea-ds lhand 21 of the pressure devices away from the top wall yof the end members of the main frame and causing the plungers 18 of the one set of pressure devices toexert a constant downward Vull on the keepers 22 and the latches 23. is pull is normally resisted by the cams 31 but when these cams 'are moved out of contact with the latches .the pull of the pressure devices will `move the latches vdownwardly as above described.

It will be apparent that the canopy 30- which, in. the present instance, extends for the full length of the upper-roller, is so arranged that it can be quickly and easily engaged by either hand of the operator from either side of the wring'er and as the operative movement thereof is in a downward direction it may be very quickly and easily operated to release the, upper. roller. When the supporting structures have been released from the pressure devices they may be swung about their axes to permit full access to be had to both rollers, When the supportin" structures are to be again connected with t epressure devices, the actuating de- -vice is swung outwardly to the positionl shownin Fi 3 and in this position the cam be in line with the spaces between the cam surfaces 26 andl the projections 27 of the latches and the latches will be free to move downwardly with relation to their pivot pins 24= so that they may swing into operative engagement with the keepers ofthe respective pressure devices. Any suitable. means may be provided for causing the latches to movel into engagement with the keepers but, in the present instance, they are so constructed that they will move into engagement with the keepers lby gravity. After the latches lhave engaged the. keepers the arms of the actuating device are mov ed 13o imanes lsprings of thefpres'sure devices. The inward movement of theactuating device is continued until it is checkedor 'resisted by the yieldable detent 32- at which time the cams 31 are in their loclzing positions.

Extendingl upwardly from each of the drain boards 3, on a line spaced from the in-y ner edge thereof,l is a member or late 33 having 'at its upper end an inwar 1y and downwardl extendin .ian e 34 the two.

Y g a flanges convergin downwar ly beneath the lower roller 6 an having their inner edges spaced apart. The plates 33 are of such a character as to provide passageways between the same and the drain boards.

are cast integral with 'the drainl boards and are provided with a series of openings or recesses 35 through which the water may pass.. ,A shutter is provided for directing the water from the ian es 34 to one or the other of the drain boards, according to the direction in which the wringer is being operated, it being understood, of course, that the wringer is reversible. The members or plates 33 being formed integral with the frame members and drain boards serve to reinforce the frame structure. The inwardly extending flanges 34 permit the use of a narrow shutter having a short movement and therefore requiring less clearance between the drain boards Aand the lower roller.` The shutter is entirely enclosedvby the members 33 'and thereby concealed from view, thus imparting a more finished appearance to the wringer and, further, these members act as guards to prevent buttons on the shutter as they are fed to the wringer rollers.

The shutter is here shown at 36 vas carried vby ldownwardly extending arms 37 which are secured at their lower ends toa shaft 38 journaled in the inner walls ofthe end members 2. One end of the shaft 38 extends into one of the end members and has rigidly secured thereto an arm 39, the upper part of which is bifurcated,1 to provide thesam'e with a recess 40, the upper end of which yis o en. A second arm 41 is carried by the 5 of the lower roller 6 and 'extendsl sha into the recess invthe arm 39. The arm 41 is so connected withthe shaft 5 ofthe roller Athatit will move with that shaftduring the initial rotation thereofyandthus cause theshutter to be shifted from one,position to the other, and after the shutter has completed its movement the shaft will rotate with relation to the arm 41.V `In the present construction this connection is in the form of a split collar or bearing formed inte-V In' the present instance, the lower edges of the plates lLetters Patent, is: 1 or other parts of the clothes from catching gral with thej arm 41 and embracing the shaft 5. rlhere is sucient frictional cony tact between the bearing collar `42and the shaft to cause Vthe arm to move with the shaftuntil positive resistance is offered to its movement but this frctional resistance is so slight that when the movement of the I shutter and arm 39 has been checked, by the contact of the shutter with; the edge of one anism. By arranging the axis ofthe shutter below thesame a transverse bodily movement, as well as a-tilting movement, may be imparted to the shutter tocause the same to overlap the edge ,of that drain board towardwhich it is tilted.

. ln the present device I. have also provided guards and. clothes guides 44 on the opposite sides of the -lower roller, these guards being/removable and adapted to be supported by the upper edges of the `members 33 of the watery shed and by studs 45 mounted on the frame and entering slots- 46 in the ends of the guards. 'l

While l have` shown and described one embodiment of my invention I wish .it to be understood that I do not-desire to be limited to the details thereofas various modificav tions may occurv to a personskilled in the art. Y .l

` Having now fully described my invention,y what I claim. as new and desire to secure byv l. In a clothes wringer ja frame,a lower roller carried by said structures pivotally mounted on isald frame near `the respective ends thereof and at one rame, supporting side of said lower roller, an upper rollerjournaled inl said sup orting structures, yieldable devices carrie that side of said lower roller. opposite the axes of saidv supporting structures', connect- I ing'members'mountedVV on said supporting structures for movement therewith and for Y movement with .relation-thereto into posiby said frame"atA f I.

tions to engage the respective yieldable de;

vices and cause the latter toresist the movement of said .supporting structures and said upper roller away from said lower roller, `and anl actuatingdevice having a part ar- 'ran ed normally above said upper roller and having means movable with'relation to said 325 connecting membersand controlled by the downward movement of said. part tocau'se said connecting Vmembers to be moved out of engagement with said yieldable devices and thereby release said supporting structure (if) roller journaled in said supporting strucland said upper roller for y. movement away from said lower roller.

2.*In a clothes wringer,a frame, a lower roller carried by said frame, supporting structures pivotally mounted on said frame near 4the respective ends thereof and at one side of said lower roller, an upper roller journaled in said supporting structures, yieldable devices carried by said frame at that side of said lower roller opposite the axes of said supporting structures, connecting members mounted on said supporting structures for movement therewith and for -movement with relation thereto into positions to engage the respective yieldable devices and cause the latter to resist the movement of said supporting structures and said upper roller away from said lower roller, and an actuating device having a part pivotally mounted on one of said supporting structures separately from its connecting member and extending transversely to and above said upper' roller, said actuating device also having means. controlled by the downward mrilfement of said part to actuate said connecti g members and disconnect said supporting structures from said yield- 'movement with relationthereto into positions to engage the respective yieldable devices and cause the latter to resist the movement of said supporting structures and said upper roller away from said lower roller, an actuating device comprising arms pivotally mounted on the respective supporting structures separatel from said connecting members and exten ing transversely to said l upper roller, a plate carried by said arms and varranged 'normally above said upper roller and spaced. therefrom, said actuatingdevice also comprising means actuated by the downward movement-of said plate and said arms to actuate said connecting members and disconnect said supporting structures from said yieldable devices. l

4. In a clothes wringr, a frame, a lower roller carried by said frame, supporting structures pivotally mounted on said frame knear the respective ends thereof, an upper tures yieldable devices carried by said frame and having parts forming keepers, latches carried b the respective supporting structures an arranged to operatively engage the respective keepers to cause said yieldable devices to resist the upward movement of said supporting structure and said upper roller, and an actuating device comprising parts pivotally mounted on the respective supporting structures adjacent `to said latches and arranged normally in positions transverse to and above said upper roller, said actuatingdevice also having means controlled by the downward movement of said parts from said normal position to move said latches out of engagement with said keepers and thus release said supporting structures.

5. In a clothes wringer, a frame, a, lowe roller carried by said frame, supporting structures pivotally mounted on said frame near the respective ends thereof, an upper roller journaled in said supporting structures, yieldable devices carried by said frame and having parts forming keepers, latches carried by the respective supporting structures and arranged to operatively engage the respective keepers to cause said yieldable devices to-resist the upward movement of said supporting structures and said upper roller, an actuating device comprising rotatable members having parts to engage -the respective latches and retain the same in engagement with said keepers and having other parts to engage said latches and move the same away from said keepers, and means connected with said rotatable members and arranged above said upper roller for imparting rotatory movement to said members.

6. In a clothes wringer, a frame, a lower .roller carried by' said frame, lsupporting structures pivotally mounted on said frame near the respective ends thereof, an upper roller journaled in said supporting structure, yieldable devices fcarried by said frame and having parts forming keepers, latches carried by the respective supporting structures and arranged to operatively engage the respective keepers to cause said yieldable devices to resist the upward -movement of said supporting lstructure and said upper roller, tru-unions Ajournaled in the respective supporting structures and having parts arranged lto engage the respective latches and retain the latter in engagement with said keepers, an arm connected with each of said trunnions, a plate connecting'said arms one with the other and arranged'normally above.

'said upper roller, said parts of said trunnions being so arranged that the downward movement of said arms will move said part of said trunnion out 'of engagement with the 'respective latches and will cause other parts of said trunnons to impart -positive movement to'said latches.

7 In a clothes wringer, a frame, a lower roller carried by said frame, supporting structures pivotally mounted on said frame .near the respective ends thereof, an upper narrante vroller journaled in said support' g struetures, yieldable devices carried by said frame and having parts forming keepers, latches pivotally and slidably mounted on the respective supporting structures and having parts adaptedto engage the keepers of the4 respective yieldable )'devices, said latches v having downwardly facing shoulders,'trunv gage the vof engagement with said shoulders by the rotation of said trunnions and said trunnions having other rotation of said trunnions will cause them to engage said latches-and impart movement thereto .with relation tolsaid keepers, and

means conn roller carried by said frame, supporting structures pivotally mounted on said frame near the respective ends thereof, an upper roller journaled in said supporting structures, yieldable devices carried by said frame and having parts forming keepers, latches Y retain said latches in engagementwith said mounted on the respective supporting structures for pivotal movement and for vertical sliding movement and havingl parts adapted to' move into engagement with' the y res ective keepers when said latches are in t eir lowermost positions, rotatable members mounted on the respective supporting structures and having arts to engage said latches to impart vertical) movement thereto and to keepers, said parts being so arranged that a further lrotation of said members in the same direction will move said parts out of sup- -porting engagement with said latches, said rotatable members alsov having parts so arranged that said continued. rotation of said i members will cause thalast mentioned parts to engage Asaid latches and impart movement thereto with relation to said keepers,

" latches'mounted on the respective support-` "and means for imparting rotary movement to said rotatable members'. l

9. ln a clothes wri er a frame, alower roller carried by said ."trame, sup orting structures pivotally mounted on 'sanlp frame near the respective .ends thereof, an upper` eaichsupporting strucro'ller journaled tures, yieldable Adev1`ces"`carried by seid frameV and having parts forming keepers,

ing structures for pivotal `.Imtnfement and for vertical sliding movemeiand havingl parts adapted to move into engagement withl the respective keepers when said. latches are in thei'rlowermost positions, andalso having downwardly facing shoulders,.-. trunnions f journaled inthe respectivebuporting struc- `tures and having parts exten mg above the parts so arranged that *theted wlth said. trunnions for' 'imparting rotary movement thereto.

8. lln a clothes wringer, a trame, a lower yment with said keepers.

keepers and axes thereofA and arranged to engage the shoulders of the respective latches to impart upward movement thereto and to retain said latches in engagement with said keepers, said parts being so arranged that a. further movement ol said trunnions in the same dithat the downward movement of saidv latc es will impart a further rotation to said trunnions and thus .impart a further movement.

to said latches with respect to said keepers, and means :for actuating said trunnions.

10. ln a clothes wringer, a trame, a lower I roller carriedby said frame, a pair of yield-l able devices mounted on said4 frame near the respective ends thereof and at one side of said lower roller, supporting structures pivotally mounted on the respective yieldable devices and extending transversely to said lower roller, an upper roller`journaled in said supporting structures, a second pair of yieldable devices mounted on said frame near the respective ends thereof on the` op posite side of said lower roller, the yieldable devices of the last mentioned pair having parts forming keepers, latches movably mounted on the respective-supporting structures and having parts movable into and out of engagement with the respective keepers, and an actuating device mounted on said supporting structures and having parts to engage the respective latches andretain the same in engagement with said keepers and also having a part arranged above said upper roller to move the first mentioned vpart out of engagement with said latches and permitthe latter to be moved out of engage- 11. In av clothes wringer, a frame, a lower roller carried by said trame, av pair of yieldable devices mounted on said :trame near the respective vends thereof and at'one side of said lower roller, sup orting structurespiv-V yieldable devices mounted on said frame near -the respective ends thereof on the op osite side of said lower roller, the yieldab e devices of the last mentioned pair having parts forming keepers, latches mounted on the respective supporting structures for pivotal movement and for vertical sliding movement and having parts to engage the respective also having downwardly facing shoulders, arms pivotally mounted on saidy the. respectlve supporting structures andex- Y tending transversely to said upper roller,

trunnions (mutated wth-said'arms and having parts to4 engage the shoulders on the respective latches to impart upward movement thereto and to retain said latches in engagement with said keepers, said parts of said trunnions being so arranged that the downward movement of said arms will move said parts, out of. engagement with said shoulder and thereby release said latches for pivotal movement with relation to said keepers.

12. In: a clothes wringer,- a frame, a pair of Wringer rolls, drain boards at the opposite sides of said frame having their adjacent edges spaced apart, a shutter arranged beneath said rollers and above said drain boards, said shutter being of such a width that it maybe passed between said drain boards, means for mounting said shutter for tilting movement and for transverse bodily movement to cause it to overlap the inner edge of either of said drain boards, an operating member connected with said shutter, a second operating member connected with the lower roller, said operating members having cooperating parts to cause one of them to be actuated by the other, and means tor causing the last mentioned operating member to move with the lower roller during the initial movement of said lower roller, thereby tilting said shutter, and to permit said lower roller to rotate with relation to said last mentioned operating meinber after said shutter has reached the limit of its movement. "f

13. In a clothes wringer, a frame, a pairy secured to said shaft, an arm secured to said shaft and extending upwardly therefrom, a second arm connected with the lower roller and extending downwardly therefrom, one of said arms having a recess .to receive the adjacent end of the other arm, and means to cause said secon/d arm to move with said roller during the initial movement thereof, and thereby tilt said shutter, and to permit said roller to rotate with relation to said second arm after said shutter has reached the limit of its movement.

' 14. In a clothes wringer, a frame, wringer rollers carried by said frame, drain boards carried by said frame at the opposite sides p thereof and having their inner edges spaced apart, members extending upwardly from the respective drain boards, having their lower edges spaced outwardly from the inner edges lof said drain boards and arranged to provide passageways for water between the same and the respective drain boards,

amants said members having at their lippenend1 flanges which extend inwardly and downwardly beneath the lower wringer roller,

the inner edges of said flanges being spaced apart, a shutter pivotally mounted beneath said flanges for movement into a position in which one edge thereof will overhang one of said drain boards and the other edge thereof will be beneath and adjacent to the` for tilting movement toward either of said f drain boards, plates extending upwardly from the respective drain boards and having their lower edges spaced outwardly from the inner edges of said drain boards and arranged to provide passage- Ways for water between the same and the respective drain boards, said plates having means to directthe water from said rollers toward lsaid shutter.

16. ln a clothes wringer, a frame, wringer rollers carried yby said trame, drainboards carried by said trame at the opposite sides thereof, a shutter mounted beneath' theA lower wringer roller for tilting movement toward eitherof said drain boards, and plates extending upwardly from the respective drain boards 'on the opposite sides of said shutter to points above said shutter and ann rangedto provide Apassageways for water?` between the same and the respective drain boards.

17. ln a clothes wringer, a trame, a lower roller carried by' said frame, supporting structures movably mounted on said trame near the respective ends thereof, an upper. roller journaled in said supporting structures, .yieldable devices mounted on said frame, connecting devices carried by and movable with relation to the respective supporting structures into and out ot position to connect said supporting structures with the respective yieldable devices and to cause' the latter to lresist the movement of said supporting structures andvsaid upper roller in a direction away from said lower roller, and an actuating device movably mounted on said supporting structures and having a part arranged above said upper roller and supported normally in a position between the upper andrlovver limits of itsmovement, said actuating device comprising means movable with relation to said connecting devices-and actuated by the downward movement of said part from said normal position to cause said connecting devices to be miente moved out of engagement with said yieldable devices, thereby releasing saidsupporting. structures' and vsaid upper roller for movement away from said lower roller.

18. In a clothes wringer, a frame, a lower roller carried byv said frame, supporting structures .movably' mounted on said frame near the respective endsthereof, an upper roller journaled l in said supporting structures, yieldable devicesl mounted on said frame, connecting4v devices carried by and movable with relation to the respectivesupporting structures into and out of positionsv to comeetsaid supporting structures with the respective yieldable devices and to cause the latter to resist the movement of said supporting structures andsaid Aup er roller in a direction away from said ower roller land an' actuating device movably mounte on said supporting structures and having ak part arranged above said upper roller and supported normally in a position between the upper and lower limits of its movement,

saidactuating device comprising meansmovable with relation to said connecting dey vices and actuated by the downward move- .of said ment of said part from said normal position to cause said connecting devices tofbe moved out oiengagement with said yieldable devices, thereby releasing said rsupporting structures and said upper roller lforl movement awayfrom said ylower roller, said means being actuated by the upwardim'ovement of' said (part of said actuating device to release sai connecting devices and pern iit the latter-to return to their normal positions. K

19. ln a clothes wringer, a frame, a lower roller carriedb'y said framefsup orting structures movably mounted onsaid) frame near the respective ends thereof, an upper roller journaled in said 'slipporting structures, yieldable .devices mounted on said ing structures with the respective yie able devlces and causing said yieldable devices to resist the movement of said supporting. structures and said upper roller away from.

saidlower'roller, an actuating `device comprising a part movably/mounted .on .one of said supporting structures and extendin normally across and above' the `axiseof sai upper roller, said actuating' device having;l

means actuated by the downward m'ovement gert to actuate saidconnecting devlces an' cause said supporting structures to be disconnected from said yleldable dev1ces,'and1'means for so mounting said connecting devices that they will automaticallyy move to positions lto reestablish the connections between said supporting structures and said yieldable devices 4when sind supporting structures are returned tov their normal positions. l y l 20. In-a clothes wringer, a. frame, a lower roller carried byv said frame, supporting structures movably mounted on said trame near the respective ends thereof, an upper roller journaled in said supportingstructures, yieldable devices mounted on said frame, connecting devices movably mounted on said supporting structures for connecting the same' with the respective yieldable de-` vices and causing said yieldable devices to resist: the movement of said supporting structures and said upper roller away from said lower roller, an actuating device comprising a 'part mova'bly mounted on one of said supportingstructures and extending normally above the axisf said lower roller,

structures pivotally mounted on said frame near the respective ,ends thereof and at one side of said llower jroller, an upper roller journaled in .said supporting structures,

yieldable devices carried by said frame at.4

that side4 of`v said lower roller opposite the axes of'said supporting structures, connecting members -mounted Von said supporting structures/for movement th mofvenient with relation thereto` into positions to engage the respective yieldable devices and cause the latterto reslst the movement of said supporting structures and 'saidupandl J erewith and' for per roller away from said lower roller', and

an actuating device ,having a part pivotally mounted on one of said supportin structures adjacent to its connecting mem er and extending transversely to and above said upper roller and-'supported normally in a' position between; the upper and -lower limits ot its movement, said actuating device having` means movable with `relation to said connecting members to actuatesaid connectv ingmembersto disconnect said supporting structures from said .yieldable devices when Asaid part of "said lactuatingdevice is moved downwardly 'from its normal posil tion and torelease'saidgconnecting members to permit -ftlie'latter yto/"move to their conl ynecting p'ositignswhen said part o said actuatin `device is moved upwardly. p

-v22.., n a'clothes wringer, a frame, `a lower roller cf'irriedffb'` said frame, supporting structures pivots; ly mounted on said frame r n ear the respective ends thereof and at one slde ofk said lower roller, an upper roller journaled in said supporting structures, yieldable devices carried by said i'rame at that side oit said lower roller opposite the axes of said supporting structures, connecting members mounted on said supporting structures for both pivotal movement and bodily movement with relation thereto and adapted to engage the respective yieldable devices and cause the latter to resist the 1 movement ot: said supporting structures and said upper roller from said lower roller, and an actuating device movably mounted on one of Isaid supporting structures and supported normally between the limits of its movement7 said l:actuating device having means Jfor moving said connecting members out of engagement with said yieldable devices when said actuatingdevice is moved in one direction from its nornral position, for releasing said connecting members and permitting them to move about their axes into engagement with said yieldable members when said actuating device is moved in the other direction, and for imparting bodily movement to said connecting members against the action of said yieldable devices when said actuating device is moved to its normal position.

23. lin a clothes wringer, a frame, a lower roller carried by said frame, a pair of yieldable devices mounted on said trame near the respective ends thereof and at one side of said lower roller, supporting structures pivotally mounted on the respective yieldable devices and extending transversely to said miente lower roller, an upper roller journaled in said supporting structures, a second pair of yieldable devices mounted on said. trame near the respective ends thereof on the opposite sideof said lower roller, means for detachably connecting said silpporting structurewith the respective last mentioned yieldable devices, and an actuating device having means for disconnecting said'supporting structures from said last mentioned yieldable devices.

24. lin a clothes wringer, a trame, a lower roller carried by saiddrame, a pair of yieldable devices mountedfon said frame near the respective ends thereof and at one side of vsaid lower roller, supporting structures pivotally mounted on the respective yieldableV devices and extending transversely to said lower roller, an lippen roller journaled in said supporting structures, a second pair of yieldable devices mounted on said trame near the respective'ends thereof-on the opposite side of said lower roller, the yieldable devices of the last mentioned pair having parts forming keepers, latches movably mounted on the respective supporting structures and havingl parts movable intov and out of engagement with the respective keepers,and an actuating device having means for moving said latches out of engagement with said keepers.

In testimony whereof-,I affix my signature hereto. I

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